The Use of Archival Fonds ,,The Union of Women of Slovakia 1946 – 2005“  for the Purposes of Research in History of Women’s Movement Cover Image

Možnosti využitia archívneho fondu ,,Únia žien Slovenska 1946 – 2005“ na účely výskumu dejín ženského hnutia
The Use of Archival Fonds ,,The Union of Women of Slovakia 1946 – 2005“ for the Purposes of Research in History of Women’s Movement

Author(s): Silvia Marinova
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Political history, Social history, Gender history
Published by: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: The Union of Women of Slovakia; The Democratic Union of Women of Slovakia; The Slovak Union of Women; The Slovak Committee of The Czechoslovak Women; The Committee of The Czechoslovak Women in the Slo

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to inform about the use of archival fonds ,,The Union of Women of Slovakia 1946 – 2005“ for the purposes of research in history of Women’s Movement. The archival fonds in question is preserved in the Slovak National Archives. The Union of Women of Slovakia is an organisation which operate on a nationwide basis. The aim of this organisation is to improve the position of women in society and encourage their development. The archival fonds in question contains 39,250 metres of archival documents from the period 1946 to 2005 relating to The Union of Women of Slovakia and The Union of Women of Slovakia’s predecessors´activities – The Democratic Union of Women of Slovakia; The Slovak Union of Women; The Slovak Committee of The Czechoslovak Women; The Committee of The Czechoslovak Women in the Slovakia; The Union of Czechoslovak Women; Živena – The Union of Slovak Women and The Union of Slovak Women. The study mentions the main information about the archival fonds in question, types of documents which contains and examples of the use of the archival fonds in question for the purposes of research in Women Studies.

  • Issue Year: 26/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 159-181
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Slovak